By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr., who had a promising political career, and a famous father, was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for stealing more than $750,000 in campaign money, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I misled the American people, I misled the House of Representatives,” Jackson, 48, said…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI Agents spread out across West Virginia on Tuesday night to question employees of the state Treasurer John Perdue about $1,000 campaign contributions made to his unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial primary campaign last spring, reports the Charleston Gazette. “A number of individuals are being interviewed this evening,” U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin…
This document is likely to show up in the trial of ex-Gov. Blagojevich, portraying him as a shakedown artist. Whatever the case, you can certainly say this man knew how to raise funds. Now he needs to raise funds for his legal bills. BY NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Four potential…
